>>guest: i'm not an energy expert but the politicians always have to be active in this situation you cannot just it is back and all the people in california, they are upset, they want something done. you can just say, we cannot do anything, it is up to the speculators and the markets. you have to try something. even though a last times when you do something, times it doesn't work. you have to be active whether you are a democrat or republican. you have to respond to the concerns. when you are spending this amount of money, $70 or $80 to fill up the tank, you have less money for food, less money for college tuition. >>imus: is governor romney making the case well enough, big enough, to the american people, the impact of gasoline prices on their pocketbook or budget? not only driving the kids around to school and soccer but everything you buy is impacted by high gas prices? >>guest: that is a good pound. republicans have raised it but when gas prices go down they don't raise it anymore. they have been inconsistent. you will see that morever the next four weeks. they will start to hamme